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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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